Bright yellow daisies growing all around two huge abandoned factory buildings, a dominating red and white chimney, ruined walls covered with colorful graffiti and in the background the blue waters of the Saronic Gulf.

This was the rather unusual scene that CYA class ‘Global Cities – The Case of Piraeus’ encountered upon arriving at the destination of their 5th field trip.

Attending service at Agios Spyridon Church at Pangrati, visiting the Byzantine museum, meeting a nun at the 11th century Ag. Ioannis Theologos Monastery in Papagos, creating a mosaic icon from scratch; hands-on experience and on-site visits are at the center of the REL 365 The Orthodox Church course.

CYA religion professor Despina Iosif describes how, throughout the Spring ’19 semester, her students experienced the Orthodox Church:

BY CYA PROFESSOR ROSA VASILAKI*

On Sunday 17 March a field trip to a football game (Panathinaikos-Olympiakos) was organized in the framework of the Sociology of Dissent course.

CYA successfully participated in the Delphi Economic Forum for the third year in the row. CYA student and MediaLab intern Caroline Farrell was among the group of students who attended the forum – here is her report on the event:

Is Greece a unique case in modern history? The CYA course ‘Modern Greece: From Revolutionary Visions to the European Crisis’ explores this question. Using Athens as a textbook, students participate in field trips to experience what history looks like in the everyday life of contemporary Greek citizens.

On February 11, 2019, on the occasion of its annual Founder’s Day celebration, CYA honored the memory of its founder, Ismene Phylactopoulou and paid tribute to its former faculty members who had made CYA what it is today with their dedication and commitment to their disciplines and to education in general.